Bucket



Jan. 1 7, 1928.

E. H. RADFORD BUCKET Filed Sept. 27, 1922 Patented Jan. 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES ERIC n. aanronn, or LOS Anennns, CALIEORNIA. 5

3mm, l g j j l Application filed September 27, 1922. Serial No. 590,965.

My invention particularly relates to j a bucketwhich is especially adapted for use in connection with the delivery of granular substances such as crushed ice, salt and the like. the walls of the bucket or partially solidify therein, it sometimes becomes necessary in order to dislodge the contents of a bucket to use force by inverting and bumping the top edge of the bucket against a solid body or by pounding on the side walls and bottom of the bucket. It is therefore essential. that buckets of this character be so constructed to not readily become distorted when subjected to such usage. a l

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a bucket which is so constructed that it will hold up and withstand hard usage.

Another object is to provide the portions of the body of a bucket where excessive wear occurs with such reinforcing that the bucket may be subjected to considerable wear without the bucket becoming useless.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of the bucket. Figure 2 is a view in side elevation with parts broken away and shown in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical cross section, as seen on the same plane as the sectional portion of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing more specifically, the curved conical shaped portions 4 and 5 form the side walls of the bucket that are joined together by double seaming 6 and 7.

The conical side walls 4 and 5 are extended into cylindrical end portions at the top and bottom; the upper end portion being drawn to a smaller diameter than the projected cone to provide an annular wall 8 around the exterior of which is placed a flat thick band of iron 9 that is secured to the wall by rivets 10. I

The upper edge of each portion 4 and 5 is bent outwardly and downwardly over the upper edge of the band 9 forming a flange 11 which extends over the outer periphery of the band.

The bottom edge of the conical side walls is spread to form an annular wall 12 extend ing from an inwardly curved beaded por- As these substances tend to adhere to tion 13 at the lower termination of the conical walls 4; and 5.

bottom 14 is constructed by placing an inverted dish-shaped circular disc 15 on an annular band of iron 16 being fixed to the band by welding 17 around the edge thereof and on the top of the band thus forming an inverted cup-shaped bottom 14: for the bucket. The bottom is forcibly inserted into the lower end of the wall 12 until the lower edge of the band 9 is evenwith the eclgeof the straight wall 12. The edges are then welded together to form one in tegral bottom edge 18.

The inwardly curved beaded portion 13 unites the lower edge of the side wall of the bucket with the annular wall 13 in a very stable manner and yet produces a slight resiliency in the bottom portion of the bucket which provides for a tighter fit when the bottom band 16 is forced into place.v

The convexity of the bottom disk 15 also contributesto this result.

The seams 6 and 7 run almost to the external band 9 around the wall 8 and to the internal band 16 within the wall 12.

Ears 19 and 20 are welded opposite each other on the outside of the band 9 which ears have perforated ends 21 and 22 projecting above the top edge of the bucket for the reception of a bail 23 provided with outwardly turned ends 24: and 25 that hook into the ears l9 and 20. The bail 23 is provided with a loose sleeve 26 serving as a hand hold,there being kinks 27 formed thereon to fix it in the middle of the bail. The

bucket is galvanized in the usual way when a vide a thick edge to take excessive wear at this point.

I claim: j In abucket, a side wall formed with an annular wall at its lower end, an annular metallic reinforcing band, aninverted dishshaped disc welded throughout its periphery to the upper edge. of,said.band;.sa.id band and of the diskicarriedthereby; said hand being M arranged; within said annular wall; and well being jeineditoge th erwliy ii weld 10 with its outer periphery in close contact with joint extending along their contiguous the inner periphery of said wall and with lower end margins, there being an inwardly the lower edge of saidbhndextending fiiish curved beaded-' portiorfl around the bucket with the lower end of said well; said band which unites the lower edge of its side wall being of greater thickness and of heavier to the recited annular wall.

material than that ofrthe bucketrside wall ERIC H. RADFORD. 

